Container and closure assembly



Sept. 28, 1937. I c. v. PACE 2,094,020

. CONTAINER AND CLOSURE ASSEMBLY Filed June 3, 1936 Patented Sept. 28,1937 uNrrEn stares acetate CONTAINER AND CLOSURE ASSEIVBLY Calogero V.Pace, Upper Darby, Pa; Concetta Pace administratrix of said Calogero V.Pace,

deceased Application June 3, 1936, Serial No. 83,179

5 Claims.

This invention relates to containers and is concerned primarily with theprovision of a novel type of container which is intended to have aclosure detachably maintained in airtight sealing relation with respectthereto.

The present invention has inview, as its paramount objective, theprovision of a container which is intended to receive a cementitiousmaterial which is commonly employed by shoemakers and those engaged inshoe repairing, and there are two factors of importance which must beadequately satisfied by a container which is designed for such use. Thefirst of these is that the container have a closure which may bedetachably maintained in airtight sealing relation with respect to thecontainer. This is of importance because if air is admitted to thecementi tious material, a drying out and other deleterious effectsresult. Another factor is the provision of means whereby the containermay be readily positioned at a point where it will be accessible to theshoemaker.

With these conditions in mind, this invention has in view, as a furtherobjective, the provision of a container of the character above describedwhich contains means for detachably aflixing the same to an appropriatesupport and which container also has associated therewith a closure anddetachable means for maintaining the closure in airtight sealingrelation with respect to the container.

Another more detailed object of the invention lies in the provision of acontainer which is shaped so as to accommodate a handle of a brush whichordinarily will be used in applying the cementitious material. While theintegrality of the closure is not fractured so as not to impair theairtight seal, this closure is shaped to provide a recess into which thehandle of the brush, which ordinarily is in the container, projects.

Inasmuch as the provision of an airtight seal involves the use of arubber gasket and due to the fact that such rubber gaskets are subjectto attack by the chemical action of the cementitious material ordinarilyemployed in this art, a further object in view is the provision of meansfor protecting this rubber gasket.

The invention has in view, as a further objective, the provision of asupporting framework which is designed to detachably carry a glass orother similar container and which framework also includes means fordetachably affixing same on the support, and also means for detachablymaintaining a closure in airtight sealing relation with respect to theglass container.

Various other more detailed objects and advantages will in part becomeapparent and in part be hereinafter stated as the description of theinvention proceeds.

The invention, therefore, comprises a container intended for use in theshoe repairing industry and which container includes means fordetachably aifixing same on a support. A closure having a recess foraccommodating a handle of a brush is associated with the container and Ladapted to be maintained in airtight sealing relation with respectthereto by a clamping device which is also carried by the container.Suitable packing elements are employed, together with means forprotecting same from the chemical action of materials which may beincluded in the container.

For a full and more complete understanding of the invention, referencemay be had to the following description and accompanying drawingwherein:

Figure 1 is aside view, partly in section and partly in elevation, of acontainer made in accordance with the precepts of this invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view of a closure element, 5 and Figure 3 is a sideview with parts removed of a somewhat modified form.

Referring now to the drawing, wherein like reference characters denotecorresponding parts, a container H3 is shown as being of a. generallycylindrical formation and having a reduced neck i i which is spaced fromthe main cylindrical portion of the container M] by ashoulder i2. t thispoint it is well to note that container it may be made from any suitablematerial but I have found that an appropriate metal or alloy is welladapted for this purpose.

Extending from one side of the container in is an, ear 83 which may beproperly supported by a web shown at It. This ear l3 carries ascrew-threaded clamping element i5 which is provided at one end with ahandle I6 and at the other end carries a plate H in a freely floatinposition.

Just above the ear i3 and adjacent to the top of the container It, thelatter is formed with a flat extension 58 which is designed to cooperatewith the plate H to grip the edge of a table or other similar support.It is obvious that the handle member it may be availed of to thread themember IE to cause the plate H to cooperate with the extension H8 infirmly gripping the supporting element.

Extending upwardly from the extension I 8 is an upright l9 which isturned over at its upper extremity as indicated at 20 and thisturnedover'portion is provided with a threaded opening which issubstantially coaxial with the cylindrical container I 3. A screw member2| is received in this opening and has at one end a pointed extremity 22and at its other end carries an operating member in the form of a handle23.

A rubber gasket 24 is received in the notch defined by the reduced neckll and shoulder l2 and this gasket 24 may be protected by a thinmetallic gasket 25 which overlies the gasket 24.

A closure member is referred to as 26 and is shown as formed with adome-like central portion which provides a recess 21 into which mayproject the handle 28 of a brush. The upper portion of the dome-likeclosure is provided with a conical depression 40 which is complementalto and designed to receive the pointed extremity 22 of the screwclamping member 21.

Projecting upwardly to one side from the dome like closure member is aweb-like construction 29 which is provided as a handle means tofacilitate manipulation of the closure. At the lower extremity thisclosure member 26 is formed with a ring-like flange 30 which bearsagainst the protective flange 25.

As shown in Figure 1, the container l0 receives a cementitious materialsuch as is commonly employed in the shoe repairing industry and which ishere referred to as 3!. A brush is ordinarily left in the container andthe handle 28 of this brush projects upwardly above the neck ll. Whenthe container is to be used under actual service conditions, the screwclamp i5 is properly manipulated to firmly position the container at adesirable accessible point. The closure member 26 is then positioned asshown at Figure 1, with the flange 30 engaging the packing element 25and the handle 23 is rotated to cause the screw member 2| to urge theclosure member 26 downwardly into airtight sealing engagement withrespect to the container.

The cementitious material 3| in this container is now properly protectedagainst the effects of evaporation which would be caused were thisairtight seal not provided. When the shoemaker is desirous of using thecementitious material, the handle member 23 is rotated to release theclosure 26 and the latter is readily removed by grasping the web 29.After the shoemaker has applied the cementitious material by the brush28, the latter is returned to the container and the closure againpositioned in sealing position as shown in Figure 1.

Referring now more particularly to Figure 3, a somewhat modified form ofthe invention is shown in which a supporting framework, referred togenerally by the reference character F, is shown as adapting theinvention for use with a glass container referred to as 32. Thesupporting framework F is formed with the web l3, upper extension [8 andupright I9, in the manner above described in connection with thedisclosure of Figure 1 and these parts have the same functions as do thecorresponding parts of the structure of Figure 1.

This supporting framework F is formed with a ring-like structure 33Which is formed with a threaded bore 34 which terminates at its upperend in a shoulder 35. Extending upwardly above the ring-like. structure33 is a reduced neck 36 which corresponds to the reduced neck I l of thecontainer H]. A shoulder 31 extends from the reduced neck 36 to thering-like structure 33.

The glass container 32 is formed with a flange 38 which, when thecontainer is assembled, bears against the shoulder 35, a ring-fasteningelement 39 being threaded into the threaded bore 34 to urge the flange38 against the shoulder 35 and thus maintain the glass container 32 inassembled position with respect to the framework F. The reduced neck 36and shoulder 3! receive packing elements in the manner described inconnection with Figure 1, and the closure and associated clampingstructure are also assembled in a similar manner.

While preferred specific embodiments of the invention are herein setforth, it is to be clearly understood that I am not to be limited to theexact constructions illustrated and described because variousmodifications of these details may be provided in putting the inventioninto practice within the purview of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A container and closure assembly of the character describedcomprising a container, bracket means carried by the container fordetachably aifixing same on a support, a closure for the container, andclamping means carried by the bracket means for detachably maintainingthe closure in airtight sealing relation with respect to the container.

2. A container and closure assembly of the character describedcomprising a container formed at its upper end with means for receivinga packing element, clamping means carried by the container fordetachably afiixing same on a support, said container also carrying anupright which overlies the open top of the container, said upright beingformed with a threaded opening which is positioned substantiallycentrally of the container, a screw-threaded clamping element in saidopening and a closure member formed with a recess receiving one end ofsaid screw-threaded clamping member, said closure being of a domelikeconstruction and having a flange engaging the packing element carried bythe container.

3. A container and closure assembly of the character describedcomprising a cylindrical container formed with a reduced neck, a rubbergasket about said neck and a protective washer for said rubber gasket,an ear projecting from one side of the container, a screw clampingmember carried by said ear, an extension extending outwardly from thecontainer above said ear and adapted to cooperate with said screwclamping member, an upright on said extension having a turned-over upperend, said turned-over end being formed with a threaded openingsubstantially coaxial with the cylindrical container, a screw clampingmember in said threaded opening and having a pointed end, an operatingmember at the other end of said screw clamping member, and a dome-likeclosure having a flange in engagement with said protective washer and aconical recess complemental to and receiving the pointed extremity ofthe last mentioned clamping member.

4. In a container and closure assembly of the character described, asupporting framework comprising a ring-like structure, means fordetachably aflixing a container to said ring-like structure, bracketmeans for detachably mounting the ring-like structure on a support, andmeans for operatively positioning a closure clamping element, said meansbeing carried by the said bracket means and disposed above saidring-like structure.

5. A container and closure assembly comprising a framework formed with aring-like structure having a threaded bore and a ring shoulder overlyingsaid threaded bore, a container formed with a flange in said ring-likestructure with the flange engaging the said shoulder, a retaining ringthreaded in said bore and engaging said flange on the container, saidframework being formed with an ear, means carried by the ear fordetachably mounting the framework on a support, an overhanging uprightalso formed as a part of the framework, said upright being formed with athreaded opening which is substantially coaxial with the threaded bore,a screw-threaded clamping member in said threaded opening, and. aclosure member engaging the ring-like structure at one end and the lastmentioned clamping member at the other.

CALOGERO V. PACE.

